Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-17
He WAS A TENDER FOOT.
How "A Much Travelled Young Man was
Imposed Upon.

! How Much Travelled Young Man was
| Imposed Upon.
Neva City Herald
To native Californian who has spent
his life in the mines the "tenderheel," or
"greenhorn," the fresh unsophisticated
young man from the east, is an object
Of interest. The Californian who has
grown 10 consider the golden west his
own broad empire and the greenhorn
legitimate spoil, begins 10 set saares and
traps Tor him as soon as h. discovers
that he is q stranger in the land of gold.
! Every man VINO comes from the east is
not q greenhorn. But every now and
then q simple, unsuspeCting youth will
drop into "canip' and ask questions about
every thing ne sees and hears. These are
the victims of the miners guile, and they
generally Ego through their PAGES" IN
willingly enough, of course, but much 70
the delight of the natives"
Several years ago one of the green
horns visited North Sen Juan. He
boarded the stage at Smsrtsville, and ell
along the route he kept up rafting
conversation with the driver, who was
none other than Mr.. S., the owner CT
the line. The Young mgn had travelled,
he had, ard was fig. He had gathered
olives in Its,y and mad washed his feet in
the Arno; he had made love 20 beauti-
ful girl IL: ne vineyards of France, and
he h&G been g cavalier Serveats in
! Seville lie hsd viewed Melyose ABBEY
SIN tne soft twi ight," and ne had
handled the bolss on the p&mpas OF
Brazil. II fact he W&S i very much
travelled young man, and his knowledge
ryf4 70 ~ Ia
wss "bleed" all through, and he want
ed the driver of the Irans-Sm2rts vile
and Juane-tal stage TO remember IT,
But me mu1l travelled traveller had never
met Mrs. S. before, neither had he ever
been in the mining regions.
The driver listened patiently, and
sometimes reflected on the uncertainties
of lifa and the fitness of things mortal,
and wondered when the personi1ed Tower
of Babel would fall down.
The fall came sooner than be expected.
They were passing through by an OLD
claim. Rain had fallen the night before,
and in the holIows Of the bedrock we're
many pools of yellow, muddy water.
This excited the curiosity of the traveller
from away back. For the first time he
turned TO the driver TOR information.
ooh, say. What makes that water so
yellow, you know"
Mr.. SIS eyes lit up with dangerous
light, and he smiled liz Yardly as ne said
"That yaller water? wy that's gold
makes that water yaller." CAV, gold
You don't say so. Thought gold was
era solid, you know" $50 it air,
when it's boiled down." said Mr.. S. It's
in solution now"
The travellers eyes stuck out.
"Do-aw-do you mean to say that
the gold in that wsec is-er-in suspen- /
sion? Do they boil it doWn?"
'tCertainly they do, :" said MIR. S "They /
scoop it up in buckets and haul it TO the |
boiling works. Then it's boiled and |
melted, and shipped away"
The man of the world was puzzled. He !
forgot to pose or sUite his delicate young |
mustsche. Presently he said: ST
should think It would be stolen, If left
in this way"
Mr.. S. turned TO him and answered, |
gravelY: "Try it young mar. There's |
alIus guard here-st least most sllus; |
but mebbe he's gone to his dinner now,n
he added. "Do you want to get some OF !
that gold?"
As he asked the question he checked !
his team, and the young man was sorely |
tempted. ~ suppose now that it |
would-er be grand larceny if they caught |
me, wouldn't it?"
"Wuss Bor that" said Mr.. S. Then in /
q tragic whisper: "Young teller, it'd be
murder!n
The tenderheel from the pampas turned
pale. "Would they hang me for it?"
"Well," said S., "that depends. You
might plead insanity"
"Oh!" They drove on slowly and en-
tered town. ~ say" said S., suddenly,
81 see the guard just now lynn drunk in
that saloon we passed. Now, if you want
some Of that gold you can go back and
get it. Take big bucket" he added, as
the young man climbed out. 'Here, take
mine," he added, pointing to huge one
sitting in front of en- old well. the yourg
man was pale, but determined, and IS he
took the bucket S. called to him In gen.
uine stage whisper: Remember that
we're partners"
The young man who had washed his
feet IN the Arno srnd away and S. sped
on into towr Meeting $50 friends, he
told them ot the would-be thief and they
agreed to give him q surprise. Aiming
themselves with repeating rifles they
went down the road and found their man.
He was standing by deep slippery pool,
and his air OF determination was gone.
So was his hat and bucket. From all his
garments poured tiny streams of the z
gOlden-hued solution. His teeth chat IS
tered and his knees smoie together when f
they accosted him. They ordered him to !,
throw up his hands. Great tears came =
down his face and he fell upon his knees
and begged for his life. ~ 81
"Don't shoot, gentlemen "a faHA., psYsk,
for this! I'll pay for the busket; itsHsH :
therein the gold. On don't hang Hss
for the sake of my poor old Miner IN
leave town at oace. For Gsd,s sakeSks
gentlemen, don't shoot! 1 only wanted, -